Augmentative release trials with Metaphycus spp. (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) against citricola scale (Homoptera: Coccidae) in California's San Joaquin Valley

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1099-1107

  Bernal, Julio S ^a,b   Luck, Robert F ^a   Morse, Joseph G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentative biological control; Coccus pseudomagnoliarum; Metaphycus flavus; Metaphycus helvolus; Metaphycus luteolus; Metaphycus stanleyi

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; PEST MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CITRUS; COCCIDAE; COCCOPHAGUS; COCCOPHAGUS LYCIMNIA; COCCOPHAGUS LYCYMNIA; COCCUS PSEUDOMAGNOLARIUM; COCCUS PSEUDOMAGNOLIARUM; ENCYRTIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; METAPHYCUS; METAPHYCUS FLAVUS; METAPHYCUS HELVOLUS; METAPHYCUS LUTEOLUS; METAPHYCUS STANLEYI; THAIS;

EID: 0032695659     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/92.5.1099     Document Type: Article

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